Myrcia bergiana Berg (1857: 194)

Amorim, Bruno S. & Alves, Marccus, 2012, Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, Phytotaxa 40, pp. 33-54 : 43

19. Myrcia bergiana Berg (1857: 194) [ Fig. 3J–L ; Fig 5P–Q ]

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest ( Sobral et al. 2009) in the northeastern and southeastern regions of Brazil ( Proença & Sobral 2006, Sobral et al. 2010).

Trees and shrubs 3–7 m tall. Morphologicaly similar to Myrcia densa , but differs by having larger leaves ( 5–10 cm long), acute calyx lobes and a pilose hypanthium; it differs from other Myrcia species by having a non-sulcate midvein on the adaxial lamina surface, ferruginous trichomes and globose fruits.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Igarassu, Usina São José , 08.III.2009, fl., B.S. Amorim 407 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Reserva Biológica de Saltinho , 29.V.2009, fr., B.S. Amorim 479 et al. (UFP); Via Litorânea de Carneiros , 07.I.2010, fl., B.S. Amorim 515 et al. (UFP) .

Figures

FIGURE 3. A. Eugenia umbrosa. —Fruits. (B.S. Amorim 424). —B. Eugenia uniflora. —Inflorescence. (B.S. Amorim 320). —C. Eugenia sp. nov. —Fruits. (B.S. Amorim 691) —D–E. Gomidesia blanchetiana. —D. flower. (J.R.R. Cantarelli 203) —E. Fruit. (M.F.A. Lucena 1820) —F-G. Marlierea excoriata. —F. Flower. (B.S. Amorim 516) —G. Fruit. (R.B. Santos 46) —H-I. Marlierea tomentosa. —H. Flower. (A. Filho 269) —I. Fruit. (P.C. Lobo 25373) —J-L. Myrcia bergiana —J. Inflorescence. (B.S. Amorim 433) —K. Flower. (B.S. Amorim 479) —L. Fruit. (L.M. Nascimento 681) —M-O. Myrcia densa. —M. Leaf. (T.L.C. Nadia —UFP34137) —N. Pubescence detail of leaf abaxial surface. (T.L.C. Nadia —UFP34137) —O. Fruit. (T.L.C. Nadia —UFP34137) —P. Myrcia guianensis. —Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 411) —Q. Myrcia insularis. (K. Almeida 17) —Fruit. —R. Myrcia multiflora. (I.M. Cruz 36) —Flower. —S. Myrcia racemosa. —Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 454) —T-U. Myrcia spectabilis. —T. Fruit. (J.A.N. Souza 630) —U. Imbricate calyx lobes detail. (J.A.N. Souza 630).

FIGURE 5. A. Calyptranthes dardanoi Mattos. —Infructescence. —B. Campomanesia dichotoma. —Infructescence. —C. Eugenia candolleana. —Habit and Inflorescence. —D. Eugenia dichroma. —Fruit. (Amorim & Alves 2011) —E. Eugenia excelsa. —Infructescence. —F. Eugenia florida. —Infructescence. —G. Eugenia hirta. —Infructescence. —H. Eugenia luschnathiana. —Fruit. —I. Eugenia punicifolia. —Inflorescence. —J. Eugenia umbelliflora. —Infructescence. —K. Eugenia umbrosa. —Fruit. —L. Eugenia uniflora. —Fruit. —M. Eugenia sp. nov. indet. —Fruit. —N. Gomidesia blanchetiana. —Infructescence. —O. Marlierea excoriata. —Habit and inflorescence. —P–Q. Myrcia bergiana. —P. Inflorescence. —Q. Infrutescence. —R. Myrcia densa. —Leaf.